Fielder's choice

The story of Medea, written by the Greek poet Euripides, is about a woman who goes on a vengeful killing spree, after being scorned by her husband, Jason. Having already killed prior to that her scorn fed her murderous impulses. Her worldview indicates that she prays to the gods/goddess to go unpunished for her sins. She seeks out revenge for those who have caused her pain. As a result, Medea believes that revenge is justified. Medea seeks revenge to justify how her husband Jason has mocked…

through decisions in life and conveys the message that the decisions chosen affect one’s future path and identity in life. Within this autobiographical poem, Robert Frost portrays the message that one’s decisions affect their future identity and choices in life. This is evident through the poet’s use of tone, stylistic devices and structural elements. Tone: Frost presents a shift in tone from one that is contemplative and decisive to one that is regretful in order to present the message that…

travel one path or the other. Taking a particular path could suggest freedom or death. As well, like Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken,” the speaker reflects on taking the less taken path, and believes he will reflect in the future that his choice was both life-altering and controversial. Tim O’Brien’s short story, “On the Rainy River” discusses the reluctance of fighting in war, and explores a person’s internal struggle. Despite an effort to follow one’s own beliefs, when faced with a…

grants the ability to make decision, making the decisions to actually make a decision is free-will. The will is not moved by necessity, but moved by deliberation and choices to obtain the good. When decisions are made the will moves, when decisions are refused to be made the will stands still. The will makes many choices, including the choice of to will or not to will “the object determining the act of the will to will this or that, we need to note that the object moving the will is a good…

was grassy and wanted wear….In leaves no step had trodden black.” This allows readers to place themselves into the situation of the traveller and relate to the difficulty he faces and justify with him as he makes his choice at the end. Once readers are able to relate to traveller’s choice, they are also able to dig out the meaning out of it easily. Living in a complex world, people often don’t realize that imagery is scattered all around the world. Without imagery, there would be no world…

“Two Hours on the Train”, written by Abdellatif Laâbi, is a free verse poem that follows the journey of the narrator and his companion. The two are riding a train, while the narrator ponders his past. While I may not know for sure what the narrator is thinking, why the poet chose to write in free verse, or where the train is headed, however, I can certainly make deductions based on the evidence that I do have. The answers to the following questions are a result of reading, interpreting, and…

Divergent was wrote by Veronica Roth and published on April 5, 2011. This book is the beginning of the Divergent series which have to other books Insurgent and then Allegiant. Divergent is about a girl that lives in an enclosed community and divided by factions. The faction’s names are Abnegation, Dauntless, Candor, Erudite, and Amity. Abnegation is a faction that values selflessness most. Dauntless are supposed to be brave and fearless. Candor is always honest and they never lie. Amity is the…

“the quality or state of being free; the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action”. The definition also goes along with my belief on how freedom is any way that you express yourself willingly. One example of being free through the expression of emotions/feelings is with music. Everyone has the choice of listening to whichever genre may appeal to them. As well, people have the choice of making music, whether it be writing lyrics or playing an…

different choices that an individual is faced with. This quote is explaining how someone is encountered by two different choices, and must decide where he/she wants to go. As a result, the individual chooses the decision that may have not been appealing or popular amongst others. Even though the decision that was chosen was not favorited amongst others, it still had made all the difference in one’s life. Many teenagers today are faced with the challenge of choosing between two choices. For…

picks up on these unhealthy choices when she states: “A little? You call reeling and passing out in the car a little?” But there are more, less obvious reasons of why the Socs are unhealthy. Pony explained this reason to Cherry by saying “Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not let their real selves show through.” But why would this be an example of an unhealthy…